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Mathieu ( Jeremie Elkaim kills time by climbing dunes and catching rays while on holiday on the French coast. Chancing upon beautiful local boy Cédric (Stephane Rideau) spurs homosexual desires he wasn't aware he had. When the pair meet, the attraction is mutual, the carefree days giving way to lustful nights of carnal desire and sexual experimentation. Yet as the sun begins to fade, the holiday must end, and the pair must face a difficult decision. Holiday romances have rarely been caught on screen with such visceral and heart-wrenching power as in Sébastien Lifshitz's groundbreaking ode to teenage love. 'Presque Rien' is an openly gay arthouse classic that garnered awards at film festivals the world over.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Antony
Format:DVD
One of the better gay films designed to make you think (looking back on happier times - why did he become undone?)with an open rather than closed ending. There is a natural physicality between the boys and their relationship is enjoyable. It bears more than one viewing.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By schumann_bg
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Format:DVD
You remember this film a bit like the way you remember what is on a roll of film: as a succession of intense moments that, put together, capture the essence of something. It tells the story of a failed relationship and the breakdown it results in for one of the characters, but it does this by giving us a very precise sense of the changing seasons and the time of day. Jeremie Elkaim is just right to convey the heartache of his character, a bit like a wounded deer unable to get back on its legs, while Stephane Rideau plays a more robust working-class boy. They are very different but make one of the most luscious gay couples ever captured on film! Their sex scene in bright sunlight on the beach is all too brief but startlingly explicit, however had it been longer it might have upset the delicate aesthetic balance the director achieves. It is using film in a very poetic way. A dead bird in Elkaim's hand, the boys on the beach in dim light, a fairground scene all stick in the mind ... One comes away with a sense that this is how the heart breaks.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Collector
Format:DVD
A good movie with a complex plot. It gets better if you watch it the second time. Beautifully shot with some stunning nude and sex scenes. I can recommend it for anybody who wants a quality, non American, gay movie.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great film, definitely worth a watch
This is a sensitive and well shot French drama that explores the issues of love, relationships, and coming out. Read more
Published 10 days ago by MrBarnie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Landmark Gay Romance
This is one of my favourite films. There's no backing away from it, it mesmerised me when first I happened upon it and the spell has grown with each successive viewing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jarek
2.0 out of 5 stars
Confusing
From the trailer and reading about the movie I was expecting a straight forward storyline. It change in to a confusing mix of two different timelines. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr Me
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too many questions left without answers
"Come undone" or precisely translated "ALmost nothing" is a story about a summer love between two young lads. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Pitbulltje
3.0 out of 5 stars
Convoluted lazy script that lacks a conclusion.
The Contrivance
Jérémie Elkaïm plays Mathieu, a young man taking his summer holidays on the French coast before beginning studies to become an architect. Read more
Jérémie Elkaïm plays Mathieu, a young man taking his summer holidays on the French coast before beginning studies to become an architect. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tasmanian Devil
2.0 out of 5 stars
Almost nothing
Quite why the makers of this film translate "presque rien" as "come undone" I do not know. The acting is good and the teenage love story believable, but the rest of the film seems... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2010 by Gay Londoner
2.0 out of 5 stars
OK
i watched lots of french movies. i think the pacing for this movie is a bit too slow for my liking. otherwise an OK movie. nothing spectacular in particular.
Published on 29 Aug 2010 by michael C
1.0 out of 5 stars
absolument rien
"Presque rien" is a good title for a film with no plot. It meanders along with one meaningless scene after another, buying tomatoes in the market, washing a kitten, so many... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by V. Sayer
4.0 out of 5 stars
"almost nothing": well analysed.
Not often that a film on this subject approaches so closely reality. Without crudeness the story unfolds itself with great honesty, arousing in us, spectators of this drama,... Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2009 by Mr. Hans Boonen
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